new guy whose name is not given, being only referred to as "The Boy." In the movie, April and Stef are reunited In the novel, April's mom is an author of books for children and teens. In the movie, she is an office worker. None of the FBI Agents from the novel - Max Barber, Tom Geist, Jim Peterson - are mentioned in the film. In the novel, the hitman is named Mike Vamp. This name was changed for the film. Connection with daughter Kaitlyn The book is based on Lois Duncan's daughter Kaitlyn Arquette's personality. Arquette was shot to death shortly after the book was published while riding home from her friend's house. Duncan believes that Don't Look Behind You was a premonition of her daughter's death. Like the main character of the novel, Kaitlyn was chased by a hired gunman that resembled the killer that was on the cover of a paperback version. Duncan investigated her daughter's death herself (after being unsatisfied with the police investigation), and wrote the non-fiction book Who Killed My Daughter? about the experience. References 1989 American novels American thriller novels American young adult novels 1999 television films 1999 films Novels set in Virginia Novels by Lois Duncan American novels adapted into films Delacorte Press books 1990s English-language films